Carousel mall's parental escort policy ineffective

While it's economically encouraging to read Bob Niedt's March 18 article ''Syracuse's Destiny USA-Carousel Center has hot plans for cool spring,'' I'm just curious to know if the ''hot plans'' include any step-up in mall security? If not, perhaps the mall should add a store that sells bullet-proof vests. The vests might protect shoppers and moviegoers against knives and sawed-off shotguns, but of course they'll still have to be on the lookout for dead bodies in the restroom.

The ''parental escort policy'' is a joke. Let's see some real effort to restore the community's confidence that the mall is safe.